Bale-tie



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"1'. B. TAYLOR.

Bale T ie.

Nc. 234,822. Patented Nov. 23, |880.

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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. T. B. TAYLOR. Bale Tie.

No. 234,822. Patented Nov. 23,1880.

ATTORNEYS.

THOMAS B. TAYLOR, OF MOUNT MEIGS, ALABAMA.

BALE-Tl E.

SPECIFICATION formmg part of Letters Patent No. 234,822, dated November 23, 1880.

' Application tiled March 5, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS B. TAYLOR, of Mount Meigs, in the county of Montgomery and State of Alabama, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bale Ties and Bands, ot' which the following is a specifica` tion.

Figure l is a plan View of the improvement.

- Fig. 2 is an edge view, partly in section,

through the line .r x, Fig; l. View of the tie. Fig. 4 is a perspective view ot' the clasp. Fig. 5 illustrates the manner ot' securing one end of the band while the latter is being tightened.

The object of this invention is to apply bale ties and bands in such manner that the bands will not turn upon the bales when being tightened, and will be securely held, retaining the compression by preventing the balefrom swelling when the pressure is withdrawn.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. 1

A represents the band, B the tie or buckle, and C the grab-clasp. The tie B may beinexpensively made of a piece or scrap of bandiron of suitable length and thickness, which has a longitudinal slit formed through its center and short cross-slits at the ends of the long slit, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 3. The wings D, formed by slitting the piece of band-iron, are bent over and pressed or hammered down upon the side parts of the said piece, forming an aperture to receive the band A. The aperture ot' the tie B is lengthened by a curved extension or notch, E, at one end and an angular extension or notch, F, at the other end, so that the bale-band A can be readily passed through it.

The turning down of the wings D gives thickened and rounded edges for the band A to be bent over, so that it will not be liable to break at the bends, and so that it may be more easily drawn over the said edges.

The tie B may be cast or formed of thicker material than band-iron, so that the wings D will not be required, the thick inner edges of the sides serving the same purpose.

In using the tie one end of the band A is passed through the aperture of the tie B and :is bent down inward over the side bar of the said tie B, so that the outward pressure of the Fig. 3 is a plan (No model.)

bale will hold it in place. The other end of the band A is passed through the aperture of the tie B, and, after the band has been drawn tightly around the bale, the said end is bent where it is secured in place by the grab-clasp C. The grab-clasp O may be inexpensively made of band-iron (or equivalently of wire) bent into U shape, with one arm longer than the other. The short arm oi' the clasp C is made a trilie longer than the width ot' the band A, and the said clasp should be made with a short sharp angle or bend to cause it to clasp the end otl the band closely. The longer arm of the grab-clasp O projects su'tciently to allow it tol be readily inserted and slipped through beneath the band A in applying' the clasp (l. After the clasp G has been applied its long arm may, it' desired, be bent down over the outer or short arm ot' the said clasp to cause the clasp to more securely hold the bend of the band. This need only be done when the tie is made of light material.

When the free end of the band A is passed through the tie B and drawn upon to draw the said band tightly around the bale the tendency is to cause the band and tie to turn upon the bale, and thus render it difficult, if not impossible, to tighten the band. This difficulty' is remedied by holding the band against turning when the said band is being drawn through the tie. This may be done in various ways. One way of doing this is to drive a nail, screw, lgimlet, or other sharp instrument, G, through a hole in the band A and into the bale, so that the band cannot turn upon the bale. The nail or spike Gr may be placed near the tie B, as shown in the drawings, or in the middle part of the band A, so as to be upon the opposite side ofthe bale from the tie B, and thus allow both ends of the said band to'movc together when the band is being tightened.

The band A may also be held from turning when being drawn through the tie B by a smooth platen pressed down upon the bale so as to clamp the bands, which smooth platen should have a number ot' small holes formed through it to admit air, and thus prevent the work from being delayed by the bale being held against the platen by air-pressure while down outward over the side bar of the saidtie,

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the air was inding its way back between the bale and platen or the bands may be placed slightly diagonal on the bale, so that the grooved platen will press the bands against the bale and thus hold them; or ribs thicker than the depth of the grooves may be fitted into the grooves of the platen to press upon the bands and thushold them; or short wedges may be driven into the grooves over the bands to press upon the bands and hold them; or short pieces of iiat iron may be placed between the side part of the platen and the pulleddown bands before the platen presses upon the bale, so that when the platen moves down it may press the pieces of flat iron down upon the bands and hold them; or awls, gimlets, screws, or other pointed implements in the hands of the men upon the other side of the bale from the fastener may be pushed through holes in the bands and into the bale to prevent the bands from turning; or a cotton-hook or other hook may be hooked into a hole in the band and drawn upon to hold the band against turning while the band is being fastened; or any other suitable means may be used for holding the bands from turning, which is the most important feature of my invention.

The advantages of adopting this mode of applying the band and tie in balin g cotton primarily on plantations are that it is the most simple, easy,and effective way ofpackingcompact bales to carry to market, and when being compressed for shipment the grab-clasp can be easilyT pried open and the band removed either before or after being put under the compress, without cutting` the band in two with an aX, as is now the custom, so that the band is saved entire for further use, and the compressed bale is securely held to its smallest shape, with no objectionable knot, for stowing away more abundantly and closely for shipment.

The further advantage of the grab-clasp is in its almost universal adaptation to be used in combination with almost all, if not all, the various cotton-ties now in use by furnishing a plan by which the lend of the band may be bent outward instead of inward against the bale-a most troublesome way-and thus quickly, sccurely, and closely hold tight without stretching or slipping.

lf necessarygvthe end of the band may be bent back iiat over the clasp andtie, and make it more secure against slipping back through the buckle.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with a bale-tie band, A, the spike G, and grab-clasp C, of the slotted tie B, secured to one end of the band, having side wings, D D, and notches E F, as and for the purpose specified.

2. rlhe combination, with the buckle B and bale-band A, which is looped around the same and provided with a hole, located as specified, of a device orinstrument having a sharp point and otherwise adapted for being inserted through said hole and forced into the bale, for the purpose of holding the band and preventing it from turning while its free end is being drawn taut and secured to the buckle, as set forth.

THOMAS BURGE TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

E. W. BURcH, L. D. JUDKrNs.. 

